Alert archive / Montana / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 1:20 PM MST for Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It took effect at Mar 3, 2012, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:20 PM MST (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 9:48 AM MST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WWUS75 KBYZ 022020 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 120 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 .STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS OF THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE WINDS MAY CONTINUE STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MTZ065-032030- /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.120303T0700Z-120304T1900Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 120 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT CONTINUING STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LIVINGSTON TO NEAR BIG TIMBER ALONG INTERSTATE 90. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 35 TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ066-032030- /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.120303T0700Z-120304T1900Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 120 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT CONTINUING STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE...WITH SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 35 TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS HOOLEY
5 follow-up statements
742 WWUS75 KBYZ 031039 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 339 AM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 MTZ065-041100- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 339 AM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING SOMEWHAT BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LIVINGSTON TO NEAR BIG TIMBER ALONG INTERSTATE 90. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ066-041100- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 339 AM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT BY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE...WITH SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
586 WWUS75 KBYZ 031643 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 943 AM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 MTZ065-041645- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 943 AM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING SOMEWHAT BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LIVINGSTON TO NEAR BIG TIMBER ALONG INTERSTATE 90. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ066-041645- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 943 AM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT BY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE...WITH SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
800 WWUS75 KBYZ 032131 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 231 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 MTZ041-041900- /O.EXA.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 231 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 56 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 NEAR BIG TIMBER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO MELVILLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ065-041900- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 231 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 FROM BIG TIMBER TO LIVINGSTON. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ066-041900- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 231 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE...WITH SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
645 WWUS75 KBYZ 041057 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 357 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 MTZ065-041900- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 357 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY. THE WINDS MAY INTENSIFY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 FROM BIG TIMBER TO LIVINGSTON. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ066-041900- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 357 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * TIMING...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVERNIGHT NEAR FISHTAIL. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE BACKING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY INTENSIFY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM FISHTAIL TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE...WITH SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-041900- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 357 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE REMAINED SUSTAINED NEAR 40 MPH OVERNIGHT FROM REED POINT TO NEAR BIG TIMBER WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH BEFORE BACKING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE BACKING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY INTENSIFY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 NEAR BIG TIMBER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO MELVILLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
815 WWUS75 KBYZ 041648 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 948 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 MTZ041-065-066-041800- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120304T1900Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 948 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND NYE. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE FURTHER WIND ADVISORIES FOR THESE AREAS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.